HRES 239 119th Congress House Health

Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.

Introduced: March 21, 2025 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Mar 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 21, 2025

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes the deadly impact colorectal cancer; acknowledges racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer, particularly in the Black community; and encourages actions to address colorectal cancer and those disparities.

What's happening now March 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · Mar 21, 2025

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Mar 21, 2025

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Mar 21, 2025

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Mar 21, 2025

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Mar 21, 2025

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Mar 21, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 21, 2025

Pressley, Ayanna

Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2025

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Mar 21, 2025

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Mar 21, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 239: Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-239/

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